Cigarette-paper book.



' UNITED rares ATENT innen.

JULIUS C. DRUCKLIEB, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

CIGARETTE-PAPER BOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 712,914, dated November 4, 1902.

Application filed April l0, 1902.

To @ZZ whom, it muy concern,.-

Beit known that I, JULiUs C. DRUCKLIEB, of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cigarette-Paper Books; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

It is well known that cigarette-smokers experience no little difficulty in removing single sheet-s of cigarette-paper from a book or package thereof because of the difficulty in separating one sheet from the others, and in addition thereto there is considerable waste or loss due to the liability of two or more sheets being removed when only one is desired. Then, again, if by accident the package be left uncovered the sheets are liable to be blown apart and lost.

The object of this invention is to overcome these difficulties by so arranging thesheets in a book or package that the separation of one sheet is not only rendered easy, but the removal of more than one at a time is practically impossible, and the several sheets when arranged in book form will be flat and com-- pact,'the booklet occupying but little space without folding or creasing the sheets.

The invention comprehends a book or booklet having two sets or series of sheets of papers presenting the appearance of a single set, the sheets of the two sets-being alternately arranged one upon the other, each set being secured along one edge, with the free edges of the sheets of each set extending almost to the secured edges of the sheets of the other set, and a cover to which the secured edges of the sheets of both sets are attached having flaps extending from the sheets of both sets.

The invention4 will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures l and 2 are plan views, the topmost sheet of Fig. l being omitted in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 is a slightly-exaggerated end View.

In carrying out my invention I take two sets of papers, each set being in itself practically a book or package of cigarette-papers secured, as usual, along one edgel The two serial No. 102,276. (No anda.)

sets are so arranged in relation to each other that the sheets are sandwiched together-that is, the individual sheets of one set are separated throughout their lengths by the indi- -vidual sheets of the other set, alternately ararranged. The relative arrangement of the two sets of papers is such that the free edges of either set extend almost to the fast or secured edges of the other set, but not over such edges, thereby making it easy to separate the top or outermost sheet without disturbing the one next to it, since in removing one sheet the action of the finger tends to keep thel second sheet in place.

In the drawings I have shown two sets of sheets l and 2 attached at their respective united edges 3 and 4 to the foldingpover 5, each set being secured to the cover, so that its united edges will aline with one of the folds thereof. One flap of the latter has a tongue 6 struck therefrom for holding closed the overlapping iiap 7. With the cover opened it is obvious that, as shown in Fig. l,

"the topmost sheet a: of set l may be separated by being withdrawn to the right, thus leaving exposed the outermost sheet y of set 2, Fig. 2, which may thereupon be withdrawn at the left, and so on throughout the life of the gradually-decreasing booklet, the sheets being alternately withdrawn from the two sets or series thereof.

The advantages of my invention are apparent. `,It will be seen that by reason thereof no difficulty need be experienced in effecting Atheremoval of a single sheet of paper and that 'the danger of waste or loss by separating more than one sheet at a time is entirely obviated.

Another advantage lies in the fact that the sheets of one set serve to protect those of the other from being displaced, especially when being used out of doors. The two sets of sheets present the appearance of a single booklet and their conjoint width is but slightly greater than the ordinary booklet of cigarette-papers. By this compactness no folding of the sheets is required. This in itself is a decided advantage, each sheet when withdrawn for use being entirely free from folds or creases.

I claim as my invention- A cigarette-paper package or book consist- IOO ing of a eover folded upon itself to form two of each set will aline with one of the folds of aps, two sets or series of papers, the papers the cover, substantially as set forth. of each set or series being secured together In testimony whereof I have signed this along one edge, the individual papers of the specification in the presence of two subscrib- 5 two sets or series being alternately arranged ing Witnesses.

fiat one upon another, the free ends of the sheets of each set extending almost to the sel JULUS C' DRUCKLIEB cured edges of the sheets of the other set, Witnesses: and means for securing each set or series of L. HERZIG, lo papers to the cover so that the secured edges ANNA T. MALLON. 

